As the world’s economies still feel the aftereffects of the global financial crisis, the traditional flow of capital in those markets has been changing dramatically. New investment opportunities have arisen between emerging markets, and China is at the forefront of the new development. China is now the world’s second ...

SingaporeSidley Austin has appointed Tju Liang Chua as partner in the firm’s international energy practice in Singapore. Chua has extensive experience in the energy and natural resources sectors. He advises clients on complex international cross-border transactions, including recently some of the most significant energy...

ChinaLatham &amp; Watkins has represented Baring Private Equity Asia and Nord Anglia Education (NAE) in respect of NAEs acquisition of WCL Group Ltd for an enterprise value of US$222 million and the US$125 million senior secured bridge loan used to partially fund the acquisition. The firm also represented NAE in its US...

President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a summit in California on June 7th and 8th to meet as world leaders for the first time and discuss policy issues. The summit was originally scheduled to take place in the fall, but both leaders opted to meet earlier in a move that indicates a renewed foc...

Although many investors and lawyers are focusing on China and the Middle East, South Korea is quickly gaining attention as an economic powerhouse. The South Korean economy surprised skeptics by growing 0.9% in the January to March quarter. Increases in construction, investments, and exports all added up to push South Ko...

In an attempt to escape stagnating domestic markets, major Japanese law firms have begun a campaign of expansion into nearby markets abroad. Over the last two years, there has been a marked increase in Japanese overseas investment, and Japan’s biggest law firms are not looking to be left behind. In the last year alone...

For some time now, China, as the world’s second-largest economy and burgeoning superpower, has been executing their generational change in leadership and results were unveiled in mid November. Many thought the composition of the Standing Committee might signal China’s continued liberalization and globalization or a ret...

Foreign firms are starting to proactively approach foreign universities seeking attorneys for their China offices. US and UK firms have always been eager to bring over bilingual expats from the US, UK and AUS. Over the last few years, firms have been increasingly focusing on attorneys with exposure in the US, UK or AUS,...

With top firms having weathered the economic crisis, these firms are now continuing to offer competitive packages in Asia in order to attract and retain top legal talent. Firms remain committed to the Asian markets, investing resources into their foreign offices, hiring or promoting partners, and offering competitive re...

In the past few years, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has emerged as a global IPO leader, dominating the market for several years consecutively. The scaled back pricing of a few large IPOs and investor nervousness have done little to seriously alter the financial world’s shift to the Asian market. Likewise, the reclamatio...